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A fine golden light began to emanate from the Silk Scroll, causing the entire Silk Scroll to shimmer as if it were made of gold. Li Hong firmly held both ends and pulled it open.
The Silk Scroll flickered, and suddenly, something unexpected happened to Li Hong. The Silk Scroll instantly shrank, and the light vanished in an instant.
Li Hong found his hands empty. With a probe of his Divine Consciousness, he discovered that it had slipped back into the White Jade Box within the Cosmic Bag.
There must be a reason for this.
Li Hong thought for a moment and decided not to rush into opening it. They were still in the Treasury, and finding treasures was a priority; he could study it slowly later.
Heavenly Torch had been watching for a while and could no longer hold back: "I say, Junior Brother, this new Cosmic Bag of yours is great! It can hold all these treasures! These are all crafted by Ancient Gods; once this opportunity is gone, there won't be another! Let’s collect everything! We can study each item later, at least we’ll learn the art of artifact forging! If we get tired of them, we can give them away to strengthen our Nine Li Sect! Stop hesitating and start collecting!"
These words stirred Li Hong's heart. Indeed, collecting so many magical artifacts would surely double the strength of Nine Li Sect. The first thing he did was put the Cosmic Bag into this Cosmic Bag, ensuring that the treasures he had collected over the years could be safely stored away. Next, Li Hong sought Chu Xi and Chuxiong's opinions.
Chuxiong exclaimed, "What else is there to say? We don't have time to examine everything now, but the more magical artifacts, the better—as long as we can control them! Who knows, I might want to ask my elder brother for some in the future! Heavenly Torch is right; once this opportunity is gone, there won't be another!"
Chu Xi thought for a moment and added, "Leaving them here is pointless; we might as well use them. Now is precisely when Nine Li Sect needs this batch of treasures; we should definitely take them."
Since both agreed, Li Hong readily complied.
The new Cosmic Bag was extremely convenient to use. Once summoned, he focused his Divine Consciousness on the items he wanted to collect; there was no need for any incantations. In a daze, the mouth of the Cosmic Bag opened wide, and a small hand emerged from inside that was not very clear.
The small hand waved as treasures flew into the Cosmic Bag like flowing water. With a clattering sound like rushing water, colorful magical artifacts quickly soared into the Cosmic Bag, forming a beautiful rainbow-like dragon. In an instant, half of the items on either side of the path were gone.
Li Hong watched with wide eyes. Could it be that the new Cosmic Bag actually had an Artifact Spirit? The Silk Scroll that couldn't be opened and the hazy little hand that appeared while collecting treasures suggested that this Cosmic Bag held secrets yet to be uncovered.
In just a moment, the pile of treasures here vanished. Divine Consciousness probed into the Cosmic Bag, revealing a small mountain of treasures inside.
"Look!" Chu Xi exclaimed.
Not all the treasures had been collected; after the bulk was taken away, a few lonely items remained.
There were three in total. One was a Flying Sword, another was a Small Flag, and the last was a jade vial. The three treasures lay quietly on the ground, unmoving, no matter how Li Hong tried to collect them into the Cosmic Bag.
A thought crossed his mind, and he understood as if it had come to him in an instant, but Li Hong knew it was the new Cosmic Bag conveying this message.
"These three are treasures above the Celestial Artifact level; my newly acquired Cosmic Bag cannot collect them."
Chu Xi rushed over and focused on the Flying Sword, immediately taking a liking to it. She said earnestly, "I want this sword."
"Then you can take it," Li Hong called out at the same time.
This Flying Sword was only an inch long, crescent-shaped, and pure black, looking quite unremarkable. Aside from its more elongated shape, at first glance it resembled Yue Que from back then.
"If I didn't know Yue Que is in my Dantian, I would think Yue Que had come out again," Li Hong said in surprise.
"That's great! Chu Xi, hurry up and take it! It's a Celestial Artifact, and it looks similar to Big Brother's Yue Que. Just imagine how impressive you two will look when using them together!" Chuxiong exclaimed joyfully.
With a tender glance at Li Hong, Chu Xi's face turned slightly red. She picked up the crescent-shaped Flying Sword, infused it with spiritual energy, and with a flash of blue light, she joyfully said, "It doesn't reject me!" She bit her middle finger and let a drop of blood fall onto it.
The blue light burst forth, and the crescent-shaped Flying Sword vanished.
"Got it," Chu Xi turned and smiled. "It's indeed a Celestial Artifact, and it's called Wu Yue."
"Great!"
On the ground were also a Small Flag and a jade bottle.
Li Hong picked them up and said, "Second brother, choose one more! I think this Small Flag should be a protective treasure. You just got that divine axe, so it would be perfect to take this as well."
Chuxiong scratched his head and shook it. "Seeing this thing reminds me of the Demon Sect Monster's Soul Summoning and Spirit Refining Banner. I really can't bring myself to like it. I think I'll take the jade bottle instead. Hehe, one for each of us; you can keep the Small Flag, big brother." With that, he reached for the jade bottle and started to fiddle with it.
Li Hong looked at the Small Flag. It was only three inches long and indeed resembled the Demon Sect's Soul Summoning and Spirit Refining Banner—black with indistinct strange patterns on it, likely an ancient formation. Li Hong tried to input his Awareness to identify its properties but saw a flash of light, and the Small Flag disappeared.
Li Hong was startled, then suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. It had automatically flown into his Upper Dantian, quietly circling above the Golden Core Group along with Yue Que and Lingyi.
As his Divine Consciousness reached out, the Small Flag showed no resistance, as if it was meant to be. It conveyed a message: "Master, your current cultivation is insufficient; you cannot activate me for now."
Li Hong was bewildered and turned to tell Chu Xi, only to realize that Chu Xi had vanished without him noticing!
In front of him stood only Chuxiong, who was still fiddling with the jade bottle, mumbling, "Void Bottle? What does that mean..." He hadn't noticed that Chu Xi was gone.
Li Hong panicked and shouted, "Chu Xi! Where are you!"
A hazy White Shadow flickered past and stopped at the bottom of the empty Treasury.
There was a door that matched the color of the wall perfectly; it was nearly indistinguishable at first glance. The White Shadow flickered away, and then the door opened slightly.
Li Hong pulled Chuxiong into the depths, exclaiming, "Chu Xi has gone down! Let's hurry!"
Behind the door was another staircase leading down. In a daze, Li Hong caught a glimpse of silver flashing around the corner and shouted, "Chu Xi, wait up!"
He grabbed Chuxiong and rushed after her.
Before them stood the Azure Jade Gate and two Forbidden Stone Beasts, but the gate was already open, and Chu Xi's presence emanated from within.
As Li Hong and Chuxiong entered, they were momentarily stunned.
This place was different from the previous two levels.
What greeted their eyes was a deep corridor, exceedingly long. If it weren't for the Bronze Lamps illuminating the ceiling at intervals, they wouldn't have been able to see the end of the corridor at all. On either side of the corridor were doors, with an Azure Jade Gate every ten zhang or so, each emitting a faint glow. Counting them revealed there were quite a number of rooms.
Chu Xi stood far down the corridor in front of one of the doors, her face pale and lost in thought. Sensing Li Hong's approach, she turned her head and murmured, "I feel like there's something extremely important behind this door for me. I want to go in."
Li Hong extended his Divine Consciousness towards the door but was rebuffed by the Azure Jade Gate; he couldn't discern what lay inside.
At that moment, Chuxiong muttered to himself, "How strange; I also feel like there's something very important behind there for me."
As he spoke those words, Li Hong felt a sudden jolt in his heart and turned to look toward the end of the corridor! Behind one of those doors was something that irresistibly attracted him, making him want to jump in and take a look right away.
Li Hong immediately understood Chu Xi's feelings but still shook his head. "I'll go in first. If I'm fine, then you can enter your respective rooms."
Chu Xi didn't respond but gazed intently at Li Hong. Her expression indicated that she had sorted out her thoughts, and there was a familiar determination in her eyes: "Hong, I believe that the three of us are actually connected to this place. What that connection is can only be answered once we enter the doors we wish to."
She continued, "Actually, since we entered the Ancient God Temple, have you felt that everything has been too smooth? We had the guidance of the ancient Nascent Soul from ten thousand years ago while traversing the Wandering Path of the Stars. Your blood can open the door to the temple, and then we easily took so many Celestial Artifacts. Each item here would cause a stir throughout the Immortal Sect if released, yet we obtained them so effortlessly. There are only eight Celestial Artifacts publicly known in the entire Immortal Sect. Look, since we came in, each of us has received two, totaling six Celestial Artifacts, along with a pile of excellent treasures. Why is this happening? Master often says that treasures are meant for those with fate, and we are those fortunate ones. But the question is, why us? Why do we have this fate? The answer lies beyond this door. Therefore, we must seek our own destiny."
"I believe that after we enter, there will be great changes, rather than danger."
Chu Xi said this as she extended her delicate white hand and gently caressed Li Hong's face.
"Hong, promise me that no matter what changes occur after we enter, we will still be ourselves. You will always be in my heart, and you must always remember me. Time may change over thousands of years, but my feelings will remain unchanged."
A surge of warmth erupted from Li Hong's heart as he heard Chu Xi's heartfelt confession at this moment and place. He tightly embraced Chu Xi and declared loudly, "You will always be in my heart."
Chu Xi was overjoyed; two lines of tears streamed down her fair face as she murmured, "Thank you for saying that."
The two quietly held each other. At some point, Chuxiong had already left; he walked through the door he had always wanted to enter.
Chu Xi released Li Hong. "Hong, we'll meet again when we come out, and then we'll never part."
"Okay, we'll never part after coming out."
Chu Xi reached out to push the door open. She stepped inside, and the door closed behind her.
Li Hong resolutely approached the door he wished to enter and pushed it open as well. The door opened easily, but Li Hong did not enter because when he turned around, he saw that White Shadow again.
This time he saw clearly that White Shadow was indeed a person he recognized—the figure that appeared at the Azure Jade Gate when they entered the temple.
Dressed in pure white linen and wearing a crown of grass, their face was ancient and solemn; however, it was a Phantom that faintly glowed with white light, allowing him to see through its body to the scenery behind it.
His face broke into a smile, a sincere smile with no hint of malice.
"Have you been helping us all along?"
Phantom nodded.
"Thank you. But why?"
Phantom raised a hand and pointed to the door that Li Hong had already pushed open, smiling and encouraging him to go inside.
"Alright, I'll see you later."
Li Hong stepped through the door, which closed behind him.
A blinding golden light engulfed him, so intense that everything went black for Li Hong.
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